President Edgar Lungu has commissioned the Katuba, Shimabala and Mumbwa road toll plazas.
And President Lungu says Zambia is on the move and he will not allow anyone to distract him from delivering on his promise to deliver development.
He said politics has a season and those who lose must accept so that the nation moves on.
The President has emphasized that Zambia will remain orderly and those who are causing anarchy will face the full wrath of the law.
The head of state said traditional methods of raising funds for construction and maintenance of roads are constrained because of competing needs.
And Central Province Minister Sydney Mushanga said the construction of the toll plaza is a welcome development as it will help generate revenue which will go towards infrastructure development across the country.
And Minister of Housing and infrastructure development Ronald Chitotela disclosed that the contract to build the dual carriage way from Lusaka to the Copperbelt will be signed once it is cleared by the Ministry of Justice.
keep working Mr president.
What work is he doing? Those Projects of Toll Gates were started by Sata. I need someone to list for me Projects started and finished by Lungu. Dont claim to be parents to a child whose mother you married when she was already pregnant and yet you fail to impregnate her for yourself after she delivers
It is not always about impregnating, Men are those who can make a child grow into a man or woman and they know how to win peoples heart(elections), not those who cannot win an election but exhibit there childishness and claiming they want to be president without understanding what it takes to be one… Generation of vipers.
When i go around the country, i find buildings that were commissioned by ministers, PS, etc, that was during kk, chiluba, mwanawasa days, these days even buildings that supposed to commissioned by DCs, are now commissioned by……
Toll plazas are welcome but it’s the administration of the colossal sums of money collected that concerns me.
Why should the money go to Lusaka and then lusaka decides what do next?
Let’s decentralise these monies to remain in provinces where it’s generated with just a smaller fraction going to lusaka.
Zambia will never develop as long as we put all our resources in one basket (lusaka) at the expense of other baskets.
Devolution is the only way to go
Lungu should come and commission my renovated toilet.
I have seen billion dollar highway projects and non of them were commissioned by the president nor any other politician.
A president commissioning a mere toll road Kiki indeed he is an illegal president. He is desperate for attention and likes being in the lime light. Lungu is becoming more unpopular the longer hh is arrested. As a strategist I thank Lungu for doing my job for me
Why are you even bothered commenting on someone you don’t recognize as President? I thought you would do better to concentrate on your President. You are wasting your time and bundles reading and commenting on a post talking about a person you hate and don’t want to see. You NEZ are a disgrace to learned people. You are wasting your time commenting on this blog. You have more important issues to handle than talking about President ECL. Why are you so inconsistent?
Hehehehe commissioning a toll gate ???
The other day he was commissioning a one room single manual packaging line and calling it a medicine manufactruring plant…
GRZ vehicles should have been exempted from paying road toll fees. Commissioning of such small projects should be left to Ministers in charge. Who is in charge now? Minister of Works and Supply or Minster of Infrastructure? Toll gates are money spinners.We expect better roads, especially highways.
And Lusaka motorists are all dead quiet when they know for sure that every little ngwee they have is being siphoned. Head to Kafue you pay. go to Mwembeshi, you pay. You want to go to Chibombo, you pay. You want to go to Chongwe, you pay(to be commisioned soon). PF for lower taxes!
Grand: Read the world trend on Tolling then you will recognize that you are so behind and lost in envy and hatred.
“… Ronald Chitotela disclosed that the contract to build the dual carriage way from Lusaka to the Copperbelt will be signed once it is cleared by the Ministry of Justice”- When THE DUAL CARRIAGE WAY PROJECT IS COMPLETED, THAT IS WHEN THE PRESIDENT CAN GO AND HAPPILY COMMISSION IT! A toll plaza is such a small thing the whole head of State to be commissioning!! TOO SMALL FOR HIS OFFICE, a MINISTER IS ENOUGH FOR THIS!!
This president has no work to do. What is a Toll plaza? And the entire president goes to commission this simple project?
When you become a President you will appreciate such activities as you will receive a full briefing on the reasons why you should do such things. Remember Christmas and New New Year babies gifts? Who should give those gifts?
Ba Miya! Thanks. Those are the same reasons i am looking for in this post.
Why are people not questioning the ‘commissioning’ of so many toll gates? How many times are motorists going to be taxed? Suddenly this government has realised another easy way of raking in the kwacha for its non vouched expenditures. Relative to even the UK which has more cars, roads and population, I think Zambia has surpassed it in the number of toll gates (someone correct me if I am wrong – I have looked at the major roads where there are toll gates in the UK. For the most, you drive freely without encountering one)
Ala nisela babombeko
@Muna Harold, I am with you my man. A useless govt just taxes its poor because of its thievery. And the whole president going to commission a tall gate and they call him a president. My foot!
This Lungu is not fit to be a president. Day in and day out he is giving stup1d instructions against HH and thinks that he is wamuyaya. His time will come and he will dance to his music. Why all those cadres admiring a toll gate. No wonder Africans are poor.
Bale buta!Nama tollgates commissioned by the president sure?
Zoona Zoona Bale buta indeed. president commissioning a toll gate?
If Linda Kasonde wants to support UPND, let her support it as a person. She must not use LAZ as a tool to fight her personal battles.
This lazy man should have been Vice President or Minister without portifolio…he thinks presidency is cutting ribbons and touring…when have seen him talk about the economy.
Why is he commissioning every little thing? Scared that we won’t recognize him as President he has become desperate to show us his office
A toll gate, even in devpt nations, is put on a road providing a quicker or alternative service while leaving the ordinary common road free for use. You have to make a choice to use value-added service and hence agree to pay a toll. This can be a bridge across a river or indeed a private road constructed to provide quicker way out. Tolls are a choice and not mandatory. Nomba ifwe kuno twafwa, abantu baishiba ama tolls and you end up locking people within Lusaka! They can’t go out without paying!! Twafwa!